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Columbia President Shafik’s most contentious moments at yesterday’s House hearing on antisemitism

University Business

Columbia University President Nemat Shafik appeared before Congress in a hearing with the potential to shape the rest of her career as a higher education leader. “This [guidebook] is handed out on your watch … It fosters an environment of antisemitism in your university,” Banks said. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)

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College Presidents Come Together to Uphold Democratic Ideals

Insight Into Diversity

The initiative emphasizes the importance of free inquiry in fostering democratic understanding and highlights diversity as a crucial component of both American democracy and educational environments. In a recent press release, Stetson University President Christopher F.

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A New Era of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She began her presidency at JCSU following an impressive, nearly 30-year-long career as an educator, writer, and academic administrator, most recently as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

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Organizational problems underlie 'cancel culture' (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It’s hardly a new observation that, in corporatespeak, colleges and universities are ailing companies. As Temple University president Jason Wingard writes , our attrition rates would send a corporate entity into meltdown. Later, students email the dean demanding the instructor publicly apologize and undergo training.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. The shift was not merely about numbers but about creating environments where all students could thrive.

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Columbia president Minouche Shafik resigns, citing post-protest threats

University Business

Nearly four months after Minouche Shafik’s shaky Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, the Columbia University president has announced her immediate resignation, citing the “considerable toll” protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war have taken on her and her family. government.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Once his interim university leadership position concludes, Chancellor Reyes intends to resume his role as provost. When we asked Chancellor Reyes about the best career advice he ever received, he told us: "It was given to me by Dan Worrell , the dean at the Walton College at the University of Arkansas.